Concealment Of Proceeds Of Crime An Offence Under PMLA, ED Need Not Establish Where The Money Eventually Went: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that since the concealment of proceeds of crime itself is an offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Enforcement Directorate is not required to establish where the money eventually went. A division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima added that the accused, who would have engineered the disappearance of...

Freedom Of Speech Not License To Transgress Limits Of Decency: Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To AIADMK Women's Wing Leader

Dismissing the anticipatory bail petition filed by AIADMK's State Deputy Secretary of the Women's Wing- Amudha, the Madras High Court highlighted that though the Constitution of India guarantees the fundamental right of speech and expression however this right cannot be taken advantage of to cross the limits of decency. While doing so, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira also noted that the...

Madras High Court Expedites Trial Against Sasikala In FERA Case

The Madras High on Thursday dismissed three petitions filed by Sasikala, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa, challenging certain questions put forward by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Economic Offences – I at Egmore. While doing so, the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman also directed the court to expedite the trial if the...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Which Restrained Conferment Of Award In MS Subbulakshmi's Name To TM Krishna

The Madras High Court has set aside a single judge order restrainig The Music Academy and The Hindu group from conferring the Sangita Kalanidhi Award to musical TM Krishna in Late MS Subbulakshmi's name. The division bench of Justice SS Sunthar and Justice P Dhanabal passed the order on an appeal preferred by The Music Academy and the Hindu Group. Though a mention was made against the...

No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And Ill-Treatment Wouldn't Per Se Constitute Legal Cruelty: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently highlighted that the concept of cruelty under matrimonial cases has undergone substantial change and there could not be any fixed parameters for determining what constitutes acts of cruelty. A division bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice R Kalaimathi said that what amounted to acts of cruelty would differ from person to person, man to woman and thus,...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 2 to December 8, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 465 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 475 NOMINAL INDEX Chandru and Others v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 465 R Thamaraiselvan v. Government of India, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 466 Sathish and Another v Food Safety Officer, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 467 Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre v The National Medical Commission, 2024 LiveLaw...

Kodanad Heist-Murder Case | Madras High Court Allows Accused To Examine Former CM Edappadi Palaniswami, VK Sasikala As Witnesses

The Madras High Court has allowed a criminal revision petition filed by three accused in the Kodanadu heist and murder case allowing them to summon and examine former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami and VK Sasikala among others as witnesses.In 2017, the Kodanad estate, which was owned by former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa was broken into. This was followed by the death of a security...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - November 2024

CITATION: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 to 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 464 NOMINAL INDEX M.Palanisamy v The Director of Town Panchayats, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 Aunestraja v The State and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 416 B Vidyasagar v The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 417 M/s Jaiswal Products v State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 418 The Union of India v...

Music Academy Appeals To Madras High Court DB Against Order Restraining It From Giving Award In MS Subbalakshmi's Name

The Music Academy has approached the Madras High Court challenging a single judge's order restraining it from conferring awards in the name of Late Carnatic singer MS Subbalakshmi. A division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice P Dhanabal is expected to hear the appeal on December 9 (Monday). On November 19, Justice G Jayachandran had in an interim order restrained the Music...

Sand Mining Money Laundering Case | Madras High Court Closes Plea Challenging ED's Notice To District Collectors

The Madras High Court has closed the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to the District Collectors in connection with the probe of sand mining money laundering case. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman closed the plea after the Advocate General informed the court that the plea had...

Student Moves Madras High Court Challenging CBFC Certificate To Amaran Movie, Claims Compensation For Using His Phone Number

An engineering student has approached the Madras High Court challenging the Censor Certificate issued to the Tamil Movie “Amaran” starring Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi. The student has also sought damages claiming that his personal phone number had been used in the movie leading to him getting continuous calls. When the matter was taken up by Justice S Sounthar on Friday,...

Informal Opinion Rendered By Expert Not Binding On Court: Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Found In Possession Of Magic Mushrooms

The Madras High Court recently held that while considering bail applications, an informal opinion rendered by an expert was not binding on the court. It reiterated that while exercising bail jurisdiction, the court had to consider the language adopted in the enactment and only had to be prima facie satisfied whether there was a reasonable chance of conviction.Justice Anand Venkatesh made...